Allan Tew is confident Sun City Liquidations & Auctions will be open in downtown Salmon Arm as of, if not before, February 1.
Tew owns the Sun City Liquidations & Auctions store in Kelowna and is in the process of opening a second one at 380 Alexander St. 乌鸦传媒� the former Pet Valu location.
He and Kelowna store associate Stephanie Ekmecic were in Salmon Arm on Wednesday, Jan. 11, moving in product and hiring staff. Just from people乌鸦传媒檚 response that morning, Tew was feeling very good about Salmon Arm.
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When looking for a Salmon Arm location, Tew said he checked out 380 Alexander online and initially dismissed it. Over the summer the property乌鸦传媒檚 owner, Bill Laird, invited Tew to meet with him and the two were able to work out an agreement.
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Asked what products Salmon Arm乌鸦传媒檚 Sun City Liquidation & Auctions will carry, Tew said everything 乌鸦传媒� from furniture to food, to clothing, to electronics and large and small appliances.
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Asked how he came to the decision to open a store in Salmon Arm, Tew explained the Kelowna store has seen its share of business from Salmon Arm residents.
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Another reason for choosing Salmon Arm: family.
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Tew opened the first Sun City Liquidations & Auctions location in Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 Westside in 2017. In recent years the store relocated to 2495 Enterprise Way in Kelowna.
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乌鸦传媒淲e want to be good stewards of the community 乌鸦传媒� we often buy food deals that are too much for our store to handle so the food bank will get a bunch.
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Tew said Salmon Arm乌鸦传媒檚 Sun City Liquidations & Auctions will be open, 乌鸦传媒渃ome hell or high water,乌鸦传媒� by Feb. 1.
乌鸦传媒淲e will probably have the store stocked four or five days early and we may do some sort of soft opening,乌鸦传媒� said Tew.
More information can be found on the business乌鸦传媒� Facebook page. Tew said there will soon be a page set up specifically for the Salmon Arm store, where people will be able to see new items as they arrive.
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